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High school Thanksgiving african history literature circles
Born a Crime Reading Comprehension Questions & Teacher Key
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah is the perfect novel to get your students reflecting on the genre of memoir while developing an understanding of life in modern-day, post-apartheid South Africa. The reading comprehension guide is comprised of comprehension questions for each of the 18 chapters of the novel. There are between 1-7 questions for each chapter. The teacher key provides the answers for each of those questions. You are going to love teaching Born a Crime and this reading comprehension gui
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Thanksgiving Spanish Stories el día de la acción de gracias reading activities
This product includes two silly stories in Spanish related to Thanksgiving. They are great filler activities for the day before break, the first day back, or to include in an FVR library. The first story should be acceptable in any classroom and the second one is a little more political, but hopefully funny! They are editable, written entirely in the present tense and include reading comprehension questions.Story 1: Panchita el pavo has a brilliant idea to protect her family during Thanksgiving
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5th - 12th
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Thanksgiving Figurative Language Activity
This is a perfect fall figurative language activity and craftivity! Have your students build a turkey using their knowledge of figurative language.Included:- turkey feathers that are titled with 8 figurative language devices (onomatopoeia, hyperbole, alliteration, metaphor, simile, oxymoron, personification, and idiom)- 24 pre-made, Thanksgiving themed examples of figurative language in sentences that students will sort and glue onto the appropriate feather.- blank circles available for students
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4th - 9th
Día de Acción de Gracias Thanksgiving Spanish Reading Activity w/ Sweet 16 Verbs
Do you need an easy to follow lesson plan leading up to Thanksgiving? This Spanish Thanksgiving activity and reading with the Sweet 16 verbs in Spanish will give your students repetitions of 14 of the Sweet 16 verbs. These high frequency verbs in Spanish are used throughout the story making it very appropriate for level 2 students! Your students will work through 3 levels of an embedded reading; progressing including more detail, vocabulary, and length of the original short story. This level rea
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Tiffany's Spanish Curriculum Bundle
A Long Walk to Water Bundle
A Long Walk to Water by Newbery Award winning author Linda Sue Park is based on a true story of refugee boys during the civil war crisis in Sudan (Africa). It is also a story about the global issue of clean water availability. The book presents an incredible reading experience, one that I'd recommend to any middle school classrom!This bundle has everything you need to share this book with your students and teach them some reading comprehenion and writing skills along the way. This bundle include
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7th - 9th
Creative Writing Prompts Mega Bundle | Christmas | Thanksgiving | Halloween
Embark on a joyous educational journey through the most cherished holidays of the year with the “Seasonal Tales: Ultimate Holiday Writing Prompts Bundle.” This carefully curated bundle brings the spirit of Halloween, the warmth of Thanksgiving, and the magic of Christmas and Winter Holidays alive in your classroom, fostering a rich storytelling environment where creativity knows no bounds.The Ultimate Holiday Storytelling Companion Features:Diverse and Imaginative Writing Prompts:Halloween: Ste
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5th - 12th
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND INTRO & EDITABLE BOOK REPORT template Long Walk to Water
PURPOSE: This NONFICTION PowerPoint bundle provides digital pre-reading resources & factual historical background information for A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story by Linda Sue Park BL 5.0. Also included is the editable BOOK REPORT PowerPoint template especially designed for use with historical fiction novels. This may be completed as a culminating project or assessment.GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literature by front-loading historical facts
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4th - 12th
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Intro & EDITABLE BOOK REPORT for novel CHAINS
PURPOSE: This PowerPoint lesson bundle provides digital pre-reading resources & factual historical background information for Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson. BL-5.2GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literature by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual/homeschool classrooms, literature circles or book clubsHISTORICAL POWE
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6th - 12th
Now Is the Time for Running Novel Study/South Africa Unit (UPDATED Oct 2023)
Now Is the Time for Running is an amazing story of survival that follows Deo and his mentally disabled older brother on a transformative journey that will stick with readers long after the last page. This novel discusses xenophobia and gives us a glimpse into the life of a young refugee. SummaryJust down the road from their families, Deo and his friends play soccer in the dusty fields of Zimbabwe. They are cheered by his older brother, Innocent. It is a day like any other until the soldiers arri
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8th - 12th
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker Pilgrims - Study Guide
This is a 30 page study guide for Magic Tree House Pilgrims Fact Tracker. This is the nonfiction companion to Magic Tree House #27: Thanksgiving on Thursday. Every page of this study will encourage students to use nonfiction text features and practice skills necessary to successfully complete their own research. This packet is divided into chapters, so students can easily navigate through the book and complete the questions.
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2nd - 11th
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Plessy v Ferguson Socratic Seminar
This resource includes the following:Plessy V Ferguson reading covering background, amendment elements, and final remarks from Justice Henry Brown and Justice John HarlanAnnotation technique to ensure close reading and note taking on the text (can be used for a grade)Potential discussion questions for the Socratic SeminarInstructions on how to conduct the Socratic Seminar and sentence stems to help students phrase their comments or questions in the Socratic Seminar
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9th - 12th
Higher-Order Text-Dependent Questions- Born a Crime: Stories from a South Africa
Introducing the ultimate teaching tool for Trevor Noah’s "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood"! This collection of 50 complex text-dependent questions covers a range of topics that will challenge your students to think critically about race, religion, education, poverty, violence, and more.Each question is designed to prompt a thoughtful discussion and encourage deep analysis of the book’s themes and messages. Your students will be engaged and stimulated as they explore Trevor N
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9th - 12th
Children of Blood and Bone: Nonfiction Readings & Activities Resources
The History of West Africa and the Yoruba culture are rich and complex. The author of Children and Blood and Bone weaves this history and culture throughout the fabric of the story. The materials in this resource will help your students thoughtfully engage and understand it as they develop critical skills aligned to the Common Core State Standards.Digital Compatibility: This resource is also technology friendly! It can be utilized in classrooms where computers or tablets are central to instructi
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Children of Blood and Bone Novel Study
One Thousand Hills Novel Study
One Thousand Hills tells the story of Pascal, a boy growing up in Agabande, Rwanda. Pascal lives with his parents, older brother and little sister, and life is good. He goes to school, his parents own a water tank, and he does what is expected of him. Little does he know that his world is about to horrifically be turned upside down.
The set of questions developed here can be used as an independent novel study. An answer key is attached for teachers. Further, this novel study could be used
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: Eight Novel Studies for Literature Circles or Independent Reading
Thanksgiving - Reading a story in French - Un repas extraordinaire
This is a story in french that takes place on Thanksgiving day (US). Questions on text and vocabulary included.It is Thanksgiving day, during the family meal. A grandfather tells the guests an extraordinary story about what happenned one Thanksgiving day when he was young. - Text Uses vocabulary about thanksgiving.- About 800 words of story with Illustrations- 15 questions on text with answers sheet included- a visual on some idiomatic expressions using animals names- a link to flashcards (vocab
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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A Long Way Gone -- Multiple Choice Test
This is a 25 question (3 page), multiple-choice test on the novel A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah. This quiz will assess whether or not your students read the book, but it will not test ELA standards (though there are some standards-based questions mixed in).I usually assign monthly independent reading for homework with a list of approximately 4 -10 novels to choose from, and then I quiz my students on the novel to be sure that they read.A Long Way Gone would make an excellent whole-class novel
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8th - 12th
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Día de Acción de Gracias Thanksgiving Spanish Writing Activity | Tira y Escribe
Do you need an easy Thanksgiving Activity for Spanish class? This Spanish Thanksgiving activity and writing prompt game will engage your students and make an easy day for you!This tira y escribe (or roll and write) activity is designed to help students improve their creative writing in Spanish. Students will use dice to roll for characters, location, and problems in their story. Students will use their rolled answers to create a writing piece! This product includes lined paper for students to ea
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Acción de Gracias Thanksgiving Activities in Spanish Bundle
THANKSGIVING HIGH SCHOOL LITERATURE COLOR BY NUMBER
SOMETHING A LITTLE FUN FOR THANKSGIVING, GREAT GATSBY, ROMEO AND JULIET, THE RAVEN, TALE OF TWO CITIES, WALDEN, GREAT EXPECTATIONS, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
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6th - 12th
THANKSGIVING SHAKESPEARE QUOTES TURKEY COLOR BY QUOTE
A BIT OF THE BARD TO GET YOU THROUGH THANKSGIVING, MERCHANT OF VENICE, HAMLET, RICHARD III, 12TH NIGHT, MACBETH, AS YOU LIKE IT, ROMEO AND JULIET, JULIUS CAESAR
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Thanksgiving Visitor Reader's Theater Script with Questions -Truman Capote
Sook Faulk Please, Buddy—invite that boy here for Thanksgiving dinner.“I thought you were my friend.”Sook Faulk I am, Buddy. Truly. “If you were, you couldn’t think up a thing like that. Odd Henderson hates me. He’s my enemy.” Sook Faulk He can’t hate you. He doesn’t know you. “Well, I hate him.”Sook Faulk Because you don’t know him. That’s all I ask. The chance for you to know each other a little. Then I think this trouble will stop. And maybe you’re right, Buddy, maybe you boys won’t ever be f
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6th - 11th, Adult Education
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Lyman T. Johnson - Article and Vocabulary
This is an article based on the book The Rest of the Dream by Wade Hall. It deals with the background and history of this famous man who came to Louisville and made history for African Americans. He was the first person to challenge the fact that the University of Kentucky didn't accept African Americans -- and he won. He was a teacher in Jefferson County and he challenged his students to disrupt, without being disrespectful. The only book about his life, The Rest of the Dream, is a bit heavy fo
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
Multicultural Informational Literature Unit
This fantastic unit is a seven week, engaging unit plan using literature circles to teach multiple informational texts written by African authors. It explores many different countries in Africa using novels, children's books, TED talks, interviews, interactive games, and research projects.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Maya Angelou Internet Quiz
Multiple choice quiz format. Students use credible internet sources to find answers. Takes anywhere between 15 and 30 minutes to complete, barring technical/computer issues. Quiz is 3 pages and includes an extra credit question. Use your own point system to score this. Answer key included. Works well with contemporary poetry unit, pop lit, and social/cultural studies. A turnkey assignment for a digital learning day.
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass : An American Slave
Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave By Frederick Douglass Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is the moving autobiography by the former slave and prominent abolitionist. With unabashed honesty Douglass recounts his early years on a Maryland plantation, his relationships with his masters, his momentous discovery of the link between literacy and bondage, and his eventual flight to freedom. A bestseller when published in 1845, Narrative of the Life of Fre
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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